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Norway vs Austria Prediction & Betting tips
After a break of almost ten months, the ball is rolling again for the national teams these days. A mammoth program with up to eight games awaits the European teams in particular. The restart will take place with the second UEFA Nations League. In the second-class League B, Norway and Austria face each other.
In addition to the two teams, Romania and Northern Ireland are also represented in the group. The winner will not only be promoted to the highest league A in the upcoming event, but may also have the chance to secure a ticket for the 2022 World Cup via the Nations League.
These games should not be taken lightly. Due to the current situation, some teams are still forced to improvise and do not compete in the best possible cast. According to the odds of the best bookmakers, the home side are favored for the duel between Norway and Austria. The game starts on Friday evening at 19:45 p.m. in Oslo’s Ullevaal Stadium.
Further game previews including an assessment and forecast of the most interesting Nations League games can be found in our Nations League category.
Norway:
With players like the now Manchester United head coach Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer, the Scandinavians had top players at their disposal before. In the current squad of Lars Lagerbäck’s team, however, there is not just one or two promising players, but the current number 44 in the FIFA world rankings.
The Norwegian national soccer team was last represented at a major event in 2000, but the team failed in the preliminary round. The long wait to participate in a major event could soon come to an end.
At the first edition of the Nations League, Norway was still in the third-class League C, but prevailed against Bulgaria, Cyprus and Slovenia and not only fixed promotion to League B, but also has the chance of a late European Championship Ticket for the postponed European Championship next year.
The four group winners of League C play a ticket, in the semifinals the Norwegian selection meets Serbia on October 8th.
With regard to this knockout game, the two September games are extremely important for Norway, so that certain automatisms can be trained again and also take effect. The 72-year-old head coach Lars Lagerbäck can definitely count on a golden generation. Dortmund attacker Haaland is known to every fan, Martin Ödegaard was also celebrated early on as a child prodigy and is now also delivering outstanding performances.
But not only this duo stands for a golden future, with Alexander Sörloth (in conversation with RB Leipzig as Werner replacement), Sander Berge (Sheffield United), Joshua King (AFC Bournemouth) or Kristoffer Ajer (Celtic, at Milan & Co. in conversation) cause a lot of euphoria among the Scandinavians. However, child prodigy Odegaard will be absent due to persistent knee problems.
Ex-professional Jan Aage Fjörtoft still sees his compatriots as outsiders and called the ÖFB-Elf as favorites in the group.
Austria:
In contrast to the Norwegian selection, Austria already has the ticket for the upcoming European Championship in its pocket. The ÖFB-Elf has recently been represented more regularly at European championships, but this is not the case at world championships. The Nations League could thus represent a back door for the Foda protégés.
A look at the current squad of the Foda-Elf shows, however, that many renowned players are missing. Marko Arnautovic was voluntarily dispensed with, as traveling from China would have been associated with major problems, Tripple winner David Alaba will be granted a break after the intense last few weeks. In addition, Gladbach newcomer Valentino Lazaro or Leipzig actor Konrad Laimer will not be available.
However, Austria now has a situation that makes it possible to send an internationally proven team onto the pitch despite these failures. With a view to the upcoming European Championship, some players will have a chance under competitive conditions to play themselves in the limelight.
In their last international match, Austria suffered a surprising defeat against underdog Latvia. However, the ÖFB-Elf, which started with two defeats in the qualification, already had the EM ticket in their pocket. The performances weren’t always outstanding, but football is and will always be a result sport. With 14 wins in 22 international matches, the German Franco Foda has a very good record as ÖFB head coach.
Norway vs Austria head to head matches
20.11.02 FI Austria Norway 0 : 1
29.08.79 EUR Austria Norway 4 : 0
30.08.78 EUR Norway Austria 0 : 2
23.09.59 EUR Austria Norway 5 : 2
20.05.59 EUR Norway Austria 0 : 1
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| Prediction: | Both teams to score / YES |
| Selection odds: | 1,92 |
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